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Four people in my team cut, and at least one in our "sister" team. Probably more from my department that I'm unaware of.
No announcements, not even internally - not even my boss has told me about a single one of these and these are my direct team - in fact I found out about two of them at our Christmas drinks on Thursday.
No announcements, not even internally - not even my boss has told me about a single one of these and these are my direct team - in fact I found out about two of them at our Christmas drinks on Thursday.
Wifey quit her big evil American firm, the workload kept ramping up, people left, no replacements, she and colleagues had to take on all the projects, rinse and repeat. Final straw was new management above her, all clueless and clearly scaling down biz costs as the firm struggling.
Pretty depressing as all these projects have patients at the end of them on clinical trials which won't happen now.
But it was breaking her, new focus and purpose needed, but job market is obvs quiet atm.
Pretty depressing as all these projects have patients at the end of them on clinical trials which won't happen now.
But it was breaking her, new focus and purpose needed, but job market is obvs quiet atm.
I don't, nor do I believe I've said I do above. I think we are coming at this from different perspectives; I'm saying it's not as good for mediocre employees even if might appear so on face value (the headline being you no longer have to wait 2 years to get protection, but the reality being decisions get made quicker), not that I think it's worse for 'good' workers/employers if we can get rid of the dross sooner.
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I think it's tough when people have jobs with patients etc, my wife works in healthcare and feels compelled to do what's needed but everyone has their limits and you've got to look after yourself first and foremost. People sometimes feel a sense of guilt for leaving a job (heck, even going on holiday) especially if they have friends they are leaving behind it pick up the pieces, but you can't let that be a deciding factor.
That's pretty poor, at least judged by UK standards. When multiple people are let go I normally expect some form of comms, which can also help to settle some of the uncertainty associated with departures. Radio silence just leads to a lot of speculation and nervousness. Although that said - I've seen it the other way myself with comms coming out very early when there is a lack of clarity about that actual implications with long lead-times to departures.
I've had to stop myself from caring and over thinking about projects or work or service that will suffer due to reduced resources. I've often been guilty to taking myself into propping up something when really I should let it fail or allow it to fall into crisis.
It's not natural to me to do that.
It's not natural to me to do that.
I think it's a net positive that employers can no longer string "people" along on a long probation as means to avoid treating people properly.
It's more abused by employers then it's a benefit to employees. Which is why a change was required and passed in the first place.
Despite doing my tax return and backing materials back in late summer my accountants are just bringing it all together, and looks like I need to pay in advance even more than I planned for. A bit narked about that and having to work with them over Saturday to check a couple of things that they want me to approve.
Also in the process of a new startup being created, should help keep reduce legitimately what I need to give to the tax man. Already pay a lot, I guess the positive headache of earning more this year than last.
Also in the process of a new startup being created, should help keep reduce legitimately what I need to give to the tax man. Already pay a lot, I guess the positive headache of earning more this year than last.
Just had to give someone on my team a dressing down - having asked for "hard" targets outside of his usual day to day, he's missed the target at the first time of asking. Along with other work that's been missed or slipped through the cracks, I've now told him that it's sink or swim time - not going to hold his hand. Another meeting tomorrow which is an opportunity for him to present how he's going to better manage his workload and priorities - I'm not hopeful. But I'll give him an opportunity to demonstrate his willing - I've given him all the tools he needs.
Forgot how bad the application process is nowadays after going back to uni to do an MSc and competing with the graduates..
Cover Letter + CV + Fill out a new application with all this stuff anyway
Numerous questions asked on the application form (Why us, why this job, explain a time you did x etc..)
Coding test
Logic/pattern recognition tests
Mental math test
Company values and corporate fit test
Record yourself answering questions and submit to us
Cover Letter + CV + Fill out a new application with all this stuff anyway
Numerous questions asked on the application form (Why us, why this job, explain a time you did x etc..)
Coding test
Logic/pattern recognition tests
Mental math test
Company values and corporate fit test
Record yourself answering questions and submit to us
Just had to do an online learning course for work... I swear whoever came up with it must have been on drugs some things made zero sense at all in terms of learning relevant information. I'm guessing they know how bad it is as unlike previous courses there was no option to rate it at the end...
Looks like I'm likely to be TUPEd to a consultancy as part of an outsourcing arrangement. Bit of a weird one, I've typically seen this done following takeovers rather than an employee being pushed out to a vendor.
Not sure what to make of it at present. On the one hand I'd rather get a redundancy payout and then get a different job, on the other there is something to be said for having a familiar environment when changing employer i.e. I would have my existing knowledge and network compared to being farmed out to some random other client on day 2 like you'd normally get with consultancy.
Not sure what to make of it at present. On the one hand I'd rather get a redundancy payout and then get a different job, on the other there is something to be said for having a familiar environment when changing employer i.e. I would have my existing knowledge and network compared to being farmed out to some random other client on day 2 like you'd normally get with consultancy.
Varies on the company goal course, but in the past I've seen this happen to overseas based providers where the goal is to move the cost from UK to e.g. India over time. Many high cost location employees start looking for jobs immediately and most are gone within 1-2 yrs.
I could be wrong but I've seen used as a vehicle by bean counters to drive down staffing costs. Takes permanent staff off the payroll and reduces (over time) any benefits they might have. It's better than been shown the door but you might get better terms somewhere else.
I would getting AI to refresh the CV, do some up skilling etc. alternatively maybe the new consultancy might open new opportunities.
I would getting AI to refresh the CV, do some up skilling etc. alternatively maybe the new consultancy might open new opportunities.
That was my assumption going in, their business model is not based around having high paid on-shore staff. A lot of roles are already going to India (hence redundancies rather than TUPE) but allegedly my role is one they want to keep onshore (I guess because it involves a lot of holistic relationship management etc).
I seem to have shifted sideways into a digital transformation role at work. I was application DevOps and before that application development/support.
I'll have to refresh my own CV. Time has moved on. The person and skill sets it describes are no longer where I am.
I'll have to refresh my own CV. Time has moved on. The person and skill sets it describes are no longer where I am.
Got told yesterday (classic bad news Friday) that mine and a lot of others including my managers jobs are "at risk" which is as good as a done deal. I have been unhappy for ages with the work and job but it's such an easy gig I have kept going so this is sort of a good thing in disguise. I am mostly looking forward to dropping everything on my unhelpful colleagues and getting my 3 months notice as gardening leave whilst I look for something else.